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I chuckled and shifted the seat around so it was facing the bed instead. “Is that better?”
“Much. Thank you.”
I grabbed another handful of fries and my sister squealed again.
She was three years older than me, not that you would think that to look at her.
Some people thought she was mymother.
It was herchildrenthat had taken the toll on her.
They might be a handful but they were still extremely cute, super sharp, and a whole lot smarter than me by the time I was their age.
She her head to one side, no doubt distracted by one of her kids offscreen before turning back to me.
“So, what’s up?” I asked.
“I call bearing bad news,” I said.
“What’s new?”
“I thought I should tell you in case someone else passes on the information.”
“What?”
“Aunt Agatha passed away.”
I tried to appear sad — for her sake more than anything — as I hadn’t been home inyearsand Aunt Agatha wasn’t exactly the most loving of family members.
“I’m sorry to hear that,” I said.
I reached overand took a slurp from my Coke.
“The funeral’s going to be next week. I told everyone you won’t be coming. That’s right, isn’t it?”
I nodded. “Yes. I’m very… busy here.”
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Now that I didn’t have Sleii as a client, my diary was largely empty.
Still, it was a handy excuse, and I had no intention of going anyway.
“How’s the job going? You’re in a hotel. I guess you’re on a business trip somewhere?”
I nodded. “Yep.”
I always remained tightlipped about the kind of business I was doing.
She had no idea how I earned my money and I had no intention of revealing it to her.
She didn’tneedto know.
Much better for her to believe I was working at an intergalactic corporation than what I actually did.
Especially since she depended on me for support.
Ever since her husband Raymond had taken off with some tart half her age, times had been tough for her.
